Baskasi pahasina saka yapmak diyecektim, ama dusuk bir deyim olacak. Eger baskalarini zora sokan bir durumdan bahsediliyorsa, boyle kullanilabilir.

"Jim couldn't resist teasing his older daughter, as he always did. He was that kind of guy, and loved making jokes at the expense of someone else. His friends thought he was very funny, and he had no qualms about who he made the butt of his jokes. He turned to Victoria with a wry grin, as she gazed lovingly at the baby."

To add some flavor :
"O böyle bir adamdı ve başkalarına eşek şakası yapmaya bayılıyordu."

Cümle gelişinden bu tercümeyi uygun buldum.